RSPCA: Powers
Commons · Question 45479 · Tabled 17 Apr 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record
Answered 30 Apr 2025
Question
Asked by Andrew Rosindell
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of granting RSPCA investigators statutory powers to gather evidence.
Answer
Answered by Daniel Zeichner, 30 Apr 2025
There are no current plans to expand statutory powers in the Animal Welfare Act 2006 to include RSPCA inspectors. The RSPCA has strong working relationships with the Police and Local Authorities who support them in protecting animals where needed. The Gov...